Generals swept by Shuckers in DH

BILOXI, Miss. – The offense that led Jackson to victories in the first two games of their series in Biloxi was nowhere to be found Friday as the Shuckers took both legs of a doubleheader at MGM Park, the first at the new ballpark.

The Generals were held to just one hit in a 5-0 loss in the opener before falling short in a 5-3 defeat in the second contest.

In Game 1, Biloxi’s Tyler Wagner stole the show, tossing a complete game one-hitter in a win for the Shuckers. It marked the second time this season that the Generals had been held to one hit.

It was the 15th time this season that Jackson has been held scoreless in a losing effort.

Stephen Landazuri (0-3, 4.25) was solid for Jackson in 5.1 innings, but unable to earn his first Double-A win of the season.

After two perfect innings, two walks and an error loaded the bases for Biloxi in the third inning. Nathan Orf put the Shuckers on the board with a two-run single and Victor Roache’s RBI groundout made it 3-0 later in the inning.

The Shuckers added another run in the fourth inning on an Adam Wesienburger sacrifice fly, and Taylor Green’s sac fly in the seventh made it 5-0.

In Game 2, Jackson’s three-run fourth inning brought the Generals within a run, but that was as close as they would get in the nightcap.

Biloxi (16-17, 59-42) jumped out to an early lead against spot-starter Kyle Hunter (2-1, 4.76) with four runs in the first three innings.

Jackson (10-23, 39-62) answered back against Biloxi’s Hobbs Johnson in the fourth. With one on and two outs, Jordy Lara smacked an RBI triple off the top of the right-field wall to give the Generals their first run of the night in 11 innings of play.

After Aderlin Rodriguez walked, Jabari Henry smacked a two-run double to the gap in left-center. Henry was thrown out at third, but he had made it a 4-3 ballgame.

That would be it for the Jackson offense, as Biloxi’s bullpen threw three scoreless innings in relief of Johnson. Jacob Barnes (3-4, 3.32) earned the win with a perfect fifth inning.

After Biloxi made it 5-3 with an infield single from Roache in the sixth, Generals put Yhonathan Barrios into some hot water in the seventh. Jordy Lara led off with a single, but he was thrown out trying to swipe second on a pitch in the dirt. Henry followed with another double to bring the potential tying run to the plate again, but Tyler Bortnick grounded out to end the game.

With the two losses, Jackson is now just 2-8 in doubleheader games this season. They have scored just 19 runs in those 10 contests